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* {{PP|1|4|18}} "Some times youwl hear of a aulder kincher he carries away childer" | * {{PP|1|4|18}} "Some times youwl hear of a aulder kincher he carries away childer" | ||
| − | Kincher = cancer? {{By|EB}} Or "older kinship"—in the sense of Riddley's forebears having betrayed/exploited their children. {{By|GW}} ''Childer'' is the plural of child in most Scottish and North English dialects. As far as I know, it is not common in | + | Kincher = cancer? {{By|EB}} Or "older kinship"—in the sense of Riddley's forebears having betrayed/exploited their children. {{By|GW}} ''Childer'' is the plural of child in most Scottish and North English dialects. As far as I know, it is not common in [[Places|Kent]] or elsewhere in the South. {{By|EB}} |
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| + | ''Kincher'' is also an [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kinching archaic word] for a thief or rogue. {{By|RG}} | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 28 July 2013
- (1:4) "Some times youwl hear of a aulder kincher he carries away childer"
Kincher = cancer? EB Or "older kinship"—in the sense of Riddley's forebears having betrayed/exploited their children. GW Childer is the plural of child in most Scottish and North English dialects. As far as I know, it is not common in Kent or elsewhere in the South. EB
Kincher is also an archaic word for a thief or rogue. RG